Issue No. 26 Table of Contents

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United States

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WIZE SHABAZZ

United States

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CHRIS HARVEY

United Kingdom

Cover Feature

KEITH R. KERNSPECHT The Father of Wing Tsun in the WestBy Eric LilleørSifu Keith R. Kernspecht, now 70, is the person most responsible for the widespread success of Wing Tsun throughout Europe. Since 1976, his European Wing Tsun Organisation (EWTO) catapulted Leung Ting’s Wing Tsun to levels never before seen in Chinese martial arts. Even today, many European, as well as American, Australian and African representatives from other Wing Chun or Ving Tsun lineages trace their roots to the EWTO. Not one to rest on his laurels, Sifu Kernspecht has taken the system and continually developed it to keep it relevant for the European audience. This has won him both praise and criticism from the general martial arts scene.

Columns

SECOND NATURE Getting to Mastery Understanding the Three PhasesBy Wayne Belonoha With practice, your sensors will be very finely tuned and will always be turned on. Without gaps in your sensitivity, you can continuously keep your hands in the right position and dissolve an opponent’s attempt to gain the line.

MOON POINTING FINGER There are drills… and there are DRILLS! (Part 2)By David Peterson Whilst the Chi Sau and Paak Sau drills are especially well known and widely practised within Wing Chun, there are several other lesser known, but equally important and useful drills also found within the system.

KEEPING IT SIMPLE Wing Chun Tips ’n’ TricksBy Shaun RawcliffeSifu Rawcliffe gives an insight into a psychological approach to viewing an opponent as a list of dangerous weapons, not as a human.

THE INNER CIRCLE Gulao Legends (Part 3)By Jim Roselando Jr. Part Three is the final translation of the 13 posters hanging in Dr. Leung Jan’s home that tell a number of common fables and local stories from the Gulao Wing Chun family, twisted into a romantic story.

THE STRAIGHT LEAD The Long, Straight Lead of JKDBy Jason Korol It’s common knowledge that Bruce Lee incorporated Boxing into Jeet Kune Do. What isn’t as well-known is the precise style of Boxing that most influenced him—the old Straight Lead, fencing influenced method.

NIMA KING Mindfulness is the KeyBy Kleber BattagliaSifu Nima King was forced into martial arts due to an intense fighting period during his teenage years; by pure luck he discovered and began training Wing Chun, unaware it was a mindful choice, one that would change his life.

GIVE ME FACE Should You Hit to the Face in Chi Sau?By Dr. Mark Phillips While Chi Sau is not considered a form of fighting, it is, however, considered by many within the Wing Chun community to be a measure of skill. Can this really be a true measure of skill if you do not strike to the face?

BILL DAVIDSON What Wing Chun is, This Man hasBy David Mainstone Manchester-based Sifu Billy Davidson has been studying Wing Chun for over 35 years. Here he shares his thoughts on the empty-hand forms, Chi Sau, and bridging the gap to fighting.

KAI SAI WING CHUN The Way to Combat Today’s Fighting WorldBy Anthony Caucci Can an ancient martial art stand up to today’s fighting world without evolving? With MMA rapidly growing all over the world, will Wing Chun survive?

Departments

BODY STRUCTURE The Core of Wing ChunBy Dr. Robert Chu The Six Core Elements, combined with the 13 States and the Three System keys, act as a sort of indicator, roadmap, compass, and screen to our skill and knowledge and can teach the true goal of martial arts—balance.

THE INQUISITIVE HAND Simultaneous Attack and DefenceBy Alan Gibson Simultaneous Attack and Defence can occur in a variety of ways, each using a subtly different mechanism, but the acid test will always be: can you do what you say? More importantly, can you do what you say, under duress?

DECODING WING CHUN Wing Chun Hands (Part 2)By Danny XuanWing Chun Hands are simple in design and usage, yet practical and powerful. As with every engineered mechanism, every part of the whole must be precisely designed and crafted for it to work economically, efficiently and effectively. However, practitioners often alter and use these hands improperly.

Reviews

IN PRINT In this issue, Tony Massengill reviews the following books: The Creation of Wing Chun by Benjamin N. Judkins and Jon Nielson, and An Approach to Ip Man Style Wing Chun by Wayne Belonoha.

SCREEN FIGHTING In this issue, David Peterson reviews the following movies: Helios, Revenge of the Green Dragons, and Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal.

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